Archie #215

This February 1972 installment of Archie finds our red-headed hero arriving at Betty's doorstep loaded down with an accordion, a trumpet, a bass drum on wheels, a tambourine, and bells — apparently his guitar has been banned from the premises. Betty stands in the doorway looking mortified while her father relaxes in his armchair, and the cover's speech bubbles deliver the perfectly timed punchline with a cheerful "Yes, Daddy!" The bright, expressive linework by cover penciler Dan DeCarlo and inker Rudy Lapick gives the scene real comedic energy, capturing that timeless Riverdale dynamic where Archie's enthusiasm is everyone else's headache.